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Tk 10.97cr toll collected from Padma Bridge in 3 days

GreenWatch Desk Transportation 2022-07-10, 11:35pm




The government has earned Tk 10.97 crore in revenue from tolls collected from vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge in a total of 72 hours.

Tk 10.97 crore was collected from 12am on Thursday to 11:59am on Saturday, according to Bangladesh Bridges Authority.

A total of 74,222 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge during this period.

Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the bridge on June 25 and it was opened to traffic the next morning, reports UNB.